Mickey Stingray April 10 He marches down the ice covered sidewalk, the frozen snow crushing beneath his shiny boots, slowly he lifts his hand to his mouth and draws a deep long drag on a cigarette, as he releases the smoke he draws it upward into his nostrils then exhales. The overcast sky rains down a barrage of incoming snowflakes, yet he trudges onward undaunted by the cold winter storm . its good to be home again he thinks to himself. the merciless heat and unrelenting sand far behind him. slowly a car creeps by as the windows wind down and group of young people scream out get a job ya bum they laugh and chuckel and high five one another as the car speeds by flinging slush and backwash to the curb he follows. He continues his march down the street. Just kids he thinks, as his mind flashes back to another roadside on the other side of the world, as he cracks a rye smile, coupled with a single tear on his cheek. His head snaps around as he scans to the right, then the left, his eyes survey the street up and down tracking the roof tops then grade level, all clear he moves on. His stride never breaks, his constant rhythm in sync with arms and legs like a juggernaut he picks up the pace to double time. The snow begins to quicken as it piles up on his broad shoulders only to slide down his back leaving a twirling wake of snow behind him. He reaches his destination. As his strong arm reaches out he turns the doorknob, he passes thru the doorway with great anticipation, There before him stands a women, streams of tears rolling down her lily white cheeks, a smile beaming like that of bright sunlight, her big belly casts a glorious shadow on the hardwood floor in front of him, amazed and speachless he stands at attention for a split second, frozen in time marveling at the reason for his total existence, the one thing he could cling to that brought him thru his hellish tour. Then together they rush into each others arms, as they embrace, they both cry, smile, and three lost souls merge into one. THANK YOU FOR SERVING.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:58:35 +0000
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